Goods and Bads (Ok, only Bads)
It’s been a really shitty week and I’m feeling pretty down right now. But I also recognize that some good has happened, and I don’t want to ov...
Author: noemikjames
Lesson Learned (Yet again!)
I finished today’s other post on my phone last night, and it seems those concluding paragraphs have been lost in the ether. This is not the first time the...
The Chink
Today I was faced with a situation at work that had me lamenting my biggest weakness as a teacher: classroom management. I have read so many books, been to so m...
Financial Check-In
I’m still kind of reeling from the realization of how far I’ve come on the STUFF front. I’m not quite sure which is more remarkable, that I ma...
Quick Thoughts on a Friday
Just some shit that’s been making the rounds in my head recently: My husband’s been gone for a few days and I genuinely miss him. That’s gotta...
Nice Things
Our house is not what one would call nice. It’s old. It’s run down. The quality of pretty much everything inside it is shoddy. The pipes are loud. T...
Wow, I really have come far! {Or: An ode to glaciers}
I wrote that post last night and then something compelled me to read some of my original posts on this blog. I don’t think I’ve ever visited my arch...
How Far I’ve Come
With things so crazy and hectic right now, it’s hard not to day dream about this summer, and all the amazing things I hope to get done. My biggest goal th...
Improvement
So, things in my marriage are looking up. We definitely hit bottom for a few days after my husband refused to go to the couples weekend. But then I wrote my hus...